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palm island
Queensland · Census 2021
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Palm Island is a coastal suburb of Palm Island.
Median house price
No median price series for Palm Island yet.
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People
Population
2,138
Median age
27 yrs
Income / person / wk
$384
Household income / wk
$973
Housing
Median rent / wk
$125
Mortgage / month
$2,167
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- Catholic · 46%
- Top language at home
- Australian Indigenous languages · 19%
- No religion
- 16%
- Born overseas
- 2%
- English only at home
- 57%
Local amenities
Amenity score
13/100
Schools
2
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
0
Libraries
1
GP clinics
2
Pharmacies
2
Hospitals
1
Nearest supermarket
34.1 km
Nearest train
48.9 km
Nearest hospital
4.4 km
Distance to coast
1.8 km
NBN
Satellite
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
1
Catholic
1
Independent
0
Primary
2
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
4.3 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Palm Island
- Council population
- 2,138
- Council area
- 72 km²
- Density
- 30/km²
- Federal grants
- —
- Grants per resident
- —
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Herbert
- Federal MP
- Phillip Thompson (LNP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 63% 2PP
- State electorate
- Townsville
- State MP
- Adam Baillie (LNP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.